Compare and contrast the short stories "A Clean Well-Lighted Place" by Ernest Hemingway and "The Bear" by William Faulkner.

The
first most obvious contrast between the two short stories is authorial style. Hemingway writes
short sentences that are enhanced by , symbolism, and . His sentences tell as much about the
story indirectly as they do directly. For example, Hemingway's opening
description of the deaf old man provides a metaphor to support his thesis that life, after the
verve of youth is gone, is "nada" and "nothing." It also providesof the old
waiter'sand solitary experience with seeking dignity and lying in a sleepless bed, which so
sharply contrasts with the young waiter's warm bed.

Faulkner, on the other
hand, writes long sentences, for example,...